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Just like every cowboy needs a sidekick, every good steak or burger can be made even better with a great side dish.

One of our all-time favorites: Parmesan Cheese Fries, dusted with Cattleman’s Grill Steakhouse Seasoning and fresh herbs. They go with anything, and also make a great main dish – just add leftover brisket, a little more cheese, and call it Irish Nachos. Substitute cheese curds and add gravy for classic Canadian Poutine. The possibilities are endless, especially when you cook them in cast iron on your Yoder Smokers YS640.

Preheat your YS640 for direct grilling at 425º F. (Be sure to remove the diffuser plate or the trap door of your two-piece diffuser plate.) When your pit comes up to temp go ahead and place your oven safe skillet on the grates over the firebox to preheat. We’re using a 12″ Lodge cast-iron skillet.

Make sure to clean your potatoes before cutting, since we are leaving the skin on. (Note: You can slice your french fries any size you want, ours are cut about a 1/4″ the entire length of the potato.) Put your potato slices in a large bowl and coat them with the olive oil, Cattleman’s Grill Steakhouse seasoning, and garlic.

Head to the cooker and place the fries in your preheated skillet. Stir or rotate every 10 minutes to make sure you get that delicious crisp all around. Around the 30 minute mark, or when browned to your liking, sprinkle the fries evenly with parmesan cheese. Shut the cooker door, allowing the cheese to melt over the fries for an additional 5 minutes or so.

We are very hard at work on a series of How-To videos that will help Yoder owners better understand, replace & maintain their barbecue pits. The first five out of the gate cover some installation and replacing of parts for our pellet series. Let us know if there’s a video you’d like to see that would make your Yoder experience better!

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Not often do you get to build three, yes three, pits for one customer. Nebraskaland Bank is the kind of customer that knows what they like and in this case it’s Yoder! This is the third pit we’ve built for Nebraskaland, one stick burner on a trailer and two propane grills on trailers. These bad boys/girls are equipped with the essentials for any outdoor event including a beer cooler in the front of the trailer with taps hanging right out the side. Here’s to Nebraskaland and their love for Yoder. We’ll be up next year for a Husker game… you can count on that!